Indonesia is considering following the lead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in banning BlackBerry services. Gatot Dewabroto, spokesman for the Ministry of Communication and Information, wants RIM to set up a server locally, so they could check all the encrypted information sent by the phones. “We don’t know whether data being sent [...]
Yesterday Microsoft released an emergency patch for a critical Windows shortcut bug that attackers have been exploiting for several weeks. This vulnerability affects all versions from Windows 2000 Vista and Windows 7, including the XP, but, the older operating systems and service packs were denied the update. “To be crystal clear, there is no security [...]
A graphic designer in Tokyo has achieved a significant accomplishment on Twitter, he posted Twitter’s 20-billionth message since the site’s start in July of 2006. “It looks like I posted the 20 billionth tweet. I’m getting replies from people all over the world. It’s scary. What are the chances? Maybe I’m going to die. Is [...]
Amazon introduced its third generation Kindle ebook reader on Thursday. It will be released with redesigned body and in two versions, with Wi-Fi and 3G, or Wi-Fi only. The new device uses the same E-ink display as the Kindle DX, and shares the same (graphite) shell color too. It weighs 8.7 ounces and can run [...]
PhoneScoop reported that according to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) documents, Sprint is set to launch a new case for the iPod touch that would enable 3G networking on the WiFi-only (!) device. The case was manufactured by “ZTE” and called the “Peel”, and it’s like a mobile hotspot for the iPod touch, that is giving [...]
ABC reported, that an internet security consultant has collected and published limited personal data on about 100 million Facebook users to show his concerns about Facebook’s privacy settings. Ron Bowles wrote a script which was looking for profile information from users who had not manually opted to hide their profile settings. Then he posted all [...]
The US Library of Congress has ruled that it is legal to hack a mobile phone, so users will now be able to legally ‘jailbreak’ their handset to run on any network, or to install any apps and services they like. It also means that iPhone users will be able to legally download and install apps [...]
Apple on Monday announced that it would launch the iPhone 4 in 17 countries on Friday, July 30. Currently, the iPhone 4 is on sale in five countries: USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan, but from July 30 Austria users from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealanad, Singapore, [...]
Have you bought an iPhone 4 bumper case on the Apple Store before? Then it’s time to get a refund! Why? Cause new iPhone 4 customers get a bumper case for free, and others who have already bought one from the official store will get a refund until September 30th. It comes in response to [...]
More than half a billion people (!) around the world are now using Facebook, which means Facebook has a slightly smaller population than the continent of North America. That’s nearly five times as many people as watched this year’s Super Bowl (the most watched television event in the year) and about four times as many [...]
